mango house plant Mango Tree ‘East Indian’

mango house plant Mango Tree ‘East Indian’Early Season Indian Spice Flavor Origin: Jamaica Easily the most popular mango in Jamaica, although its debatable depending on which Jamaican you ask (Julie is its rival). East Indian is a fibrous mango, usually used for juicing, and often consumed just by squeezing kneading the ripe fruit between your hands, and poking a small hole in the side to drink the juice from. It has an extremely sweet, complexly rich flavor, with many aromatic spice notes

Early Season / Indian-Spice Flavor / Origin: Jamaica

Easily the most popular mango in Jamaica, although it’s debatable depending on which Jamaican you ask (Julie is its rival).  ‘East Indian’ is a fibrous mango, usually used for juicing, and often consumed just by squeezing/kneading the ripe fruit between your hands, and poking a small hole in the side to drink the juice from.  It has an extremely sweet, complexly-rich flavor, with many aromatic spice notes and turpenes.  In Florida, East Indian trees don’t perform up to our standards and are very disease prone leading to low production, despite constant demand from Jamaicans who love them.  For this reason we seldom keep East Indian trees in stock, but occasionally we get our hands on a few for fans of the fruit who will accept no substitute.  The trees aren’t too vigorous, with a spreading, open-shaped canopy.  It’s an early season fruit in Florida, usually done by the end of June.

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Latin name - Mangifera indica

The undisputed King of Fruits!  Mangos are widely celebrated around the world, and for us, Mango season is truly the most wonderful time of year.  Originating in Northeast India, Mango trees have been in cultivation for thousands of years, spreading to every part of the world where the climate is suitable to grow them.   Through many generations of cultivation and careful selection, a huge diversity of Mango varieties has been developed, leading to possibly the widest spectrum of flavors of any fruit in existence.  

We grow over 60 Mango varieties and counting– see below for our full list of cultivars.  Some have a mild and sweet flavor, reminiscent of peaches.  Others have more citrusy or floral notes.  Some Mangos have strong, intense flavors often described as “resinous”, and still others are highly aromatic with notes of clove or cardamom.  A Mango cultivar may be named for the grower who originally developed it, for the visual appearance of the fruit, or simply to describe the flavor. 

In addition to the depth of flavor and aroma, each Mango cultivar has its own set of characteristics, including growth rate, canopy shape, fruiting season, productivity, and the appearance and size of the fruit.  All Mango trees thrive in full, unobstructed sunlight, and require ample space to grow.  At maturity, they can reach heights of 30-50 feet, but through strategic pruning and variety selection, it’s possible to maintain a Mango tree at 12-15 feet or even smaller with some effort.  Mangos thrive in South Florida’s sandy soil, and can tolerate dry periods like a champ.  Occasionally it may be necessary to supplement trace minerals like Zinc or Calcium to improve fruit set and quality, but for the most part, Mango trees require very little care. 

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Size: Can grow 30+ ft tall, but possible to manage at 12-15 ft with pruning.

Sun Requirements:  Full sun 

Cold Hardy: 32 degrees

Harvest Season:  Spring/Summer

Watering requirements: Tolerates drought well, will benefit from additional watering.

Food Forest Layer: Canopy